PUMA announced the signing of National Rugby Union team, Manu Samoa. Starting October 15, 2005, PUMA will be the official supplier to all the teams associated with the Samoa Rugby Union. The new agreement includes all on field, sideline, training, and rep
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Cohen and Smulyan Elected To FINL Board
At the Finish Line's Annual Meeting on July 21, 2005 the shareholders elected two Class I directors, Alan H. Cohen and Jeffrey H. Smulyan, to serve on the Board of Directors until the 2008 Annual Meeting. The shareholders also approved the selection
Reebok Relies on Hockey for Q2 Sales Gain…
Reebok International Ltd. capitalized on a combination of one-time charges in Q2 last year, the acquisition of The Hockey Company, and a nice gain in gross margin to post a healthy increase in the bottom line in the second quarter ended June 30. Excludin
GNC Continues Core Golf Growth in Q2…
Even as other brands are showing declines in the core golf shop business — a trend blamed on declining or stagnating rounds played this year — Greg Norman Collection saw continued growth in the channel that outpaced its overall revenue gains for the sec
Chico’s Takes a Slice of lucy Equity Pie…
lucy activewear, inc. has closed a $20.3 million round of financing, with retailer Chico's FAS, Inc. joining existing investors Lone Pine Capital, Maveron LLC, Oak Investment Partners, and Sutter Hill Ventures in the series G financing. Chico's
Deckers Takes its Q2 Medicine in Sandal Business; UGG Already Shining for Fall…
The right weather for sandals kicked in just in time to help Deckers Outdoor Corporation move Teva sandal inventory through at retail and off the warehouse floor. Teva inventories are down 49% since the end of the first quarter, but the effort to liquida
K2 Inc. Sees Q2 Strength in Team, Skate, and Outdoors; Action Sports a Drag…
Integration appears to be the theme of the day at K2 Inc. as the company moves to create more efficiencies in their broadening portfolio of brands. The company has gotten through the easier stuff, like eliminating the cost of being a public company for s
VF Corp. Sees Acquisitions Again Dominating Growth; Plans Less Reliance…
VF Corp. said the second quarter is the slowest sales period for The North Face, so the Outdoor Coalition had to rely on acquisition strength for most of its sales growth in the period. The Imagewear group also relied on acquisitions for revenue gains in
Gart’s Specialty Sports Ventures Now Has Bay to Base Presence in NorCal…
Specialty Sport Ventures LLC, which is owned by the former owners of Gart Sports, has struck a deal to acquire six northern California Any Mountain stores out of bankruptcy. The deal is expected to close August 1. Any Mountain Ltd., which filed for Chapt
Oakley Sees A Bright Summer Leading to an Electronic Holiday…
Oakley, Inc. posted a strong Q2 with record sales beating street estimates and gross margin improvements from better product margins helping to bolster the bottom line. New product offerings from the company showed remarkable sell-through, prompting COO
Paddlesports Vendors Enthusiastic About Market…
Stable. Strong. Healthy. From the largest conglomerate to the smallest family-owned specialty manufacturers, those are the words paddlesports executives have used to describe the market. The Outdoor Retailer Summer Market will open with paddlesports manuf
Black Diamond – One Company, One Brand…
Black Diamond Equipment and Scarpa, two brands that have practically been interchangeable over the past two decades, have terminated their longtime working relationship. The decision will be effective at the end of 2005. Scarpa will begin anew in the U.S.
Lafuma Fiscal Q3 Slows Down…
Lafuma has had a difficult quarter following the acquisition of Oxbow with a slow market at retail and a “notable” drop in sales of camping furniture, one of the company’s mainstays. Including sales contributed by the new Oxbow business, Lafuma revenues i
East Coast Apparel and Phaneuf Sports Marketing Merge
Antoine Lavigueur of East Coast Apparel and John Phaneuf of Phaneuf Sports Marketing have formed a partnership and combined the two agencies to form East Coast Action Sports…
Recall: VisionTech USA Aero Bars
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with VisionTech USA, Inc., announced a voluntary recall of about 280 of the VisionTech USA SuperMax, TriMax, TriMax Plus and Pro model Integrated Bicycle Aero Bars. Consumers should stop using re